Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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